diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index c51b442..5c90bc7 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -40,13 +40,8 @@ push-docker-latest: build-docker push-docker
   docker push forge.steck.dev/bryson/picca:latest
   docker image rm forge.steck.dev/bryson/picca:latest
 
-# generate algorithm bin into Cargo.toml
-generate-bin:
-  
-
 doc:
-  @mkdir -p target
-  sed s/\<VERSION\>/{{version}}/g man/picca.1.md | pandoc --standalone -t man > target/picca.1
+  man/generate-docs.sh {{version}}
 
 preview-man: doc
   man target/picca.1
diff --git a/man/algorithm.1.md b/man/algorithm.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96d25f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/algorithm.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+% <ALG>(1) Version <VERSION> | User Commands
+% Written by Bryson Steck (bryson@steck.dev)
+% August 2025
+
+# NAME
+
+<ALGORITHM>sum - a Parallel Implementation of the <ALGORITHM> algorithm
+
+# SYNOPSIS
+
+<ALGORITHM>sum [_OPTIONS_] [_FILE_]...
+
+# DESCRIPTION
+
+Print or verify checksums by reading files in parallel, using the <ALGORITHM> algorithm.
+
+When conditions are suitable, being able to hash multiple files in parallel can significantly increase performance with multi-file hashing operations. However, it can also significantly degrade performance depending on different factors with your particular system. Some factors to consider are:
+
+- The type of storage being used,
+- The type of processor(s) in the system,
+- The latency of I/O operations,
+- etc.
+
+<ALGORITHM>sum is a standalone binary of the picca project that only runs the <ALGORITHM> algorithm. See **picca**(1) for information on the main binary.
+
+# OPTIONS
+
+With no FILE(s) specified, or when FILE is a dash (-), <ALGORITHM>sum will read from standard input.
+
+**-c, &ndash;&ndash;check** _CHECK_
+: Read checksums from the specified file and verify them. This argument can be specified multiple times to read checksums from multiple files.
+
+**-d, &ndash;&ndash;debug**
+: Enable debug output for troubleshooting purposes. Messages output to standard error.
+
+**-f, &ndash;&ndash;canonicalize**
+: Show canonicalized file paths; convert relative paths to absolute paths.
+
+**-h, &ndash;&ndash;help**
+: Show command usage and available options
+
+**-t, &ndash;&ndash;threads** _THREADS_
+: Use at most, at any given time, this number of threads. By default, <ALGORITHM>sum will detect the amount of processors on the system and use that as the thread count. Using 0 for this value results in the default behavior; this is the same as omitting this option.
+
+**-V, &ndash;&ndash;version**
+: Show the version of picca and exit
+
+The following option is only useful when verifying checksums with the **-c** flag:
+
+**-q, &ndash;&ndash;quiet**
+: Only print checksums that fail verification; do not print anything to standard output if a verfication is successful. Helpful to limit the amount of information printed to the screen.
+
+# REPORTING BUGS
+
+Bugs to the picca project can be submitted via an issue on Codeberg: [https://codeberg.org/bryson/picca]()
+
+# COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright &copy; 2025 Bryson Steck.
diff --git a/man/generate-docs.sh b/man/generate-docs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1d87b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/generate-docs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+
+pushd $(dirname "$0") > /dev/null
+
+if [ -z $1 ]; then
+  echo "missing version passed as an argument"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p ../target/man
+for i in ascon belt blake2b512 blake2s256 blake3 fsb160 fsb224 fsb256 fsb384 fsb512 gost94 \
+         groestl224 groestl256 groestl384 groestl512 jh224 jh256 jh384 jh512 k12 md2 md4 md5 \
+         ripemd128 ripemd160 ripemd256 ripemd320 sha1 sha224 sha256 sha384 sha3_224 sha3_256 \
+         sha3_384 sha3_512 sha512 shabal192 shabal224 shabal256 shabal384 shabal512 shake128 \
+         shake256 skein1024 skein256 skein512 sm3 streebog256 streebog512 tiger whirlpool; do
+  echo $i
+  upper=$(echo $i | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]')
+  pandoc --standalone <(sed "s/<VERSION>/$1/g;s/<ALG>/$upper/g;s/<ALGORITHM>/$i/g" algorithm.1.md) \
+    -f markdown -t man > ../target/man/${i}sum.1
+done
+
+echo picca
+pandoc --standalone <(sed "s/<VERSION>/$1/g" picca.1.md) -f markdown -t man > ../target/man/picca.1
+
+popd > /dev/null
diff --git a/man/picca.1.md b/man/picca.1.md
index e389e09..08992dc 100644
--- a/man/picca.1.md
+++ b/man/picca.1.md
@@ -50,3 +50,11 @@ The following option is only useful when verifying checksums with the **-c** fla
 
 **-q, &ndash;&ndash;quiet**
 : Only print checksums that fail verification; do not print anything to standard output if a verfication is successful. Helpful to limit the amount of information printed to the screen.
+
+# REPORTING BUGS
+
+Bugs to the picca project can be submitted via an issue on Codeberg: [https://codeberg.org/bryson/picca]()
+
+# COPYRIGHT
+
+Copyright &copy; 2025 Bryson Steck.